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barnstormed

verb

past tense of barnstorm

as in roamed

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For millions of years, Pacific mastodons — huge, hairy relatives of modern elephants — roamed a vast and lush range that included California, Oregon, the northern Rocky Mountains and parts of Mexico.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
The coyote, known to neighbors as Wendy, roamed a Studio City neighborhood for about a year with an extremely swollen face before wildlife and animal rescue groups captured her last week.

— Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of roamed

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The wafer dissolved almost instantly; his tongue roved around, trying to coax the soggy body of Christ from his molars.

— Emma Cline, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2026
As cameras roved around the stadium, women popped their booties, danced with friends and vied for a spot in an onstage twerk-off.

— Jolene Almendarez, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Mar. 2026

Definition of roved

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Talley then wandered out of the media center, looking down at her phone and trying to find her friends.

— Caoimhe O'Neill, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
One of the earliest deaths came in 1926, when a 3-year-old wandered from his home on Narragansett Avenue and fell to his demise.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of wandered

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Locals complained tourist gawked at them or traipsed through their yards.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
In the story, the dress is a reminder of a more exciting time in the lives of the married protagonists, who have returned to Canada after having traipsed around the globe for years.

— Deborah Treisman, New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2026

Definition of traipsed

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Feminist Gloria Steinem, who died last week, hopped in a bunny suit so other women writers could leap.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Two summers ago, the internet received the gift of Raygun, an Australian breakdancer who kangaroo-hopped her way into the 2024 Paris Olympics.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of hopped

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz visited Andøya Spaceport and toured Isar Aerospace’s launch pad in March.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 6 Sep. 2026
In the stage show, which has toured successfully in the past, Ginger plays the Bette Midler part of lead witch Winifred Sanderson.

— Matthew J. Palm, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

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